Chennai Super Kings lift the IPL trophy for the third time in the seven finals they have played.
IPL 2018 : Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2018). Shane Watson single-handedly won it for CSK by hitting a magnificent century in the biggest game of the season. He made 117 runs. He had scored a century in the earlier stage of the tournament. Ambati Rayudu hit the winning runs. Coming back from a two-year suspension due to spot-fixing scandal, CSK showed utter dominance over Sunrisers Hyderabad as they beat them in all the four encounters they had in this year’s edition.
MS Dhoni gets the winners’ cheque of Rs. 20,00,00,000
Kane Williamson collects Rs. 12,50,00,000 – Runner-Up Team
Awards Ceremony:
- Sunil Narine | MVP : It has been a successful journey with the bat and ball for Sunil Narine has he is the Most Valuable Player of IPL 2018
- Orange Cap – Kane Williamson (735 runs)
- Purple Cap – Andrew Tye — 24 wickets
- Stylish Player of the Season – Rishabh Pant
- Super Striker of the Season: Sunil Narine
- Perfect Catch of the Season – Trent Boult -A brilliant athletic back-peddling catch by the Black Cap.
- IPL Fairplay Award – Mumbai Indians
- Emerging player of the season – Rishabh Pant
- Pitch and ground award – Punjab Cricket Association (For grounds who’ve hosted less than 7 matches)
- Pitch and ground award – Cricket Association of Bengal (For those grounds who’ve hosted 7 matches or more)
IPL 2018 Stats:
- – Eight players this season scored 500+ runs – the most ever going past seven from 2013.
- – This is the first time a team has beaten an opponent four times in a season.
Teams finishing second in league phase lifting IPL title:
- CSK in 2011 & 2018
- KKR in 2012 & 2014
- MI in 2013 & 2015
– Ambati Rayudu (2013, 2015, 2017 & 2018) equals Rohit Sharma (2009, 2013, 2015 & 2017) for the most wins in IPL finals. Harbhajan Singh also makes that list though he was not part of the XI.
IPL Champions:
- Rajasthan Royals in 2008
- Deccan Chargers in 2009
- Chennai Super Kings in 2010, 2011 & 2018
- Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 & 2014
- Mumbai Indians in 2013, 2015 & 2017
- Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016
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